1- Any dream which contains ‘natives’ that is. people from another culture and possibly with a tribal system is making us aware of a very simple structure to life. Our natural feelings can come to the fore in a way that expresses our wilder, rather less civilised selves.
2- Within man, however civilised he may be, there is a part which holds to a basic simplicity. Native culture is perhaps in some ways more free and less restricted than Western culture. It therefore allows for not only an easier expression of emotions on a personal level, but also a structured management of power both in a tribal and spiritual sense.
It is understood, for instance, that only those who have been trained can become witch-doctors and can deal with the spirits. Everyone is aware of his or her task.
It is this aspect which may be relevant in dreams about natives.
3- In the spiritual sense, natives represent a closeness to the earth and to nature something we need if we are to understand our own spirituality.
[1]Natural feelings; being uncivilised.
See Also: aborigine; black person.
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